MAN ACCUSED OF LOYALSOCK STABBING FOUND GUILTY The Williamsport man on trial for the stabbing and assault of a Quick Mart employee was found guilty yesterday in Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas. According to North Central PA dot com, the defense for 23 year old Tajhea Nyree Shuler claimed he was suffering from a…… more »
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BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO TABLE CITY HALL BID DECISION The fate of the Williamsport City Hall building remains open-ended for now after City Council decided to table their decision. Many in the community have been watching and waiting to know the outcome, but according to the Sun Gazette, council voted 6-1 approving the vote to…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
MILTON WOMAN ARRESTED FOR DUI WITH CHILDREN IN CAR A woman from Milton who crashed her car with young children inside while allegedly high on drugs August 18th was recently charged in Northumberland County court. According to Stonington State Police, an adult passenger who was also in the car said 31 year old Marissa Auman…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
PA STATE POLICE CONTINUE SEARCH FOR ELDERLY WOMAN The search has been renewed for a missing elderly woman who disappeared in July from the Westfield area of Potter County. According to the Sun Gazette, PA State Police have asked the public, including hunters, to help the search for 85 year old Phyllis Potter or her…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
BROKEN TAIL LIGHT RESULTS IN ARREST OVER DRUGS, GUNS A man from Jersey Shore faces a host of charges after police stopped him for a broken tail light and found drugs and guns inside his car. According to North Central PA dot com, 58 year old Miles Ray Moore was stopped by the Lycoming Regional…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
CEO WILL FACE TRIAL IN HOMICIDE OF BROTHER IN LAW Kenneth Michaels learned he was going to stand trial for the homicide of John Roskowski his former business partner and brother-in-law Friday, in a crowded Lycoming County courtroom. According to the SUN Gazette, Michaels was charged with the shooting of Roskowski on Aug. 17th at…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
LESS MINK ESCAPED FROM FARM THAN FIRST THOUGHT The investigation into the alleged release of thousands of mink from a Sunbury farm has resulted in the discovery that the number of escaped animals is more like hundreds instead of thousands that were originally reported. According to the Daily Item, the PA Game Commission is working…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
HOUSE FIRE IN PICTURE ROCKS Seven companies arrived to fight a fire in Picture Rocks Wednesday that led to the total loss of the home, but no injuries were reported. According to the Sun Gazette, the one story home along Pine Tree Road was engulfed in flames after homeowners Anthony and Marcia Clark called 911…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
TRUCK OVERTURNS NEAR CSVT RIVER BRIDGE RAMP An accident shut down Route 15 yesterday afternoon for several hours after a tractor trailer hauling canned peaches overturned on the ramp way. According to Penn Dot, the closure of the Route 15 SB on ramp from Route 147 SB and CSVT River Bridge in Northumberland County caused…… more »
BACKYARD BROADCASTING LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT The Lycoming County Coroner said the identity of the motorcyclist who died yesterday in Bastress Township will be released today. According to the Sun Gazette, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy who allegedly witnessed the accident near Jacks Hollow Road Monday afternoon just after 4:30, performed CPR when he discovered the victim in cardiac…… more »